French Tennis Player Moutet Fined $40,000 for Expletives in Interview at Queen’s Club
- On Friday, the ATP fined French tennis player Corentin Moutet $40,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he used profane language during a post-match interview at Queen's Club in London this week.
- During his Tuesday interview, Moutet used an expletive seven times after defeating Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the ATP 500 event; interviewer Jenny Drummond was forced to end the segment after the player deliberately repeated the profanity.
- The $40,000 penalty represents more than 90 percent of Moutet's $43,500 prize purse from the HSBC Championships, effectively wiping out nearly his entire tournament earnings.
- In response, Moutet confirmed he will appeal the fine in accordance with established ATP rules and procedures, keeping the matter unresolved pending review.
- Moutet's conduct follows a heated verbal clash with Alexander Bublik last year at a Phoenix Challenger event, as the player prepares for Wimbledon, which begins June 29.
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French tennis player Moutet fined US$40,000 for expletives in interview at Queen’s Club
French tennis player Corentin Moutet has been fined US$40,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct after using profane language in a post-match interview at Queen’s Club this week, the men’s tennis tour said Friday.
Corentin Moutet slipped up at the Queen's tournament when he used a foul language in a post-match interview. After being warned, he did it six more times, resulting in the Frenchman being fined $40,000.
ATP fines tennis player Corentin Moutet $40,000 for profane interview following HSBC Championships win
Tennis fans may have found the sport's next "bad boy," but an R-rated on-court interview may have that outlaw's wallet feeling a little lighter.Following a win at the HSBC Championships on Monday, French tennis player Corentin Moutet was interviewed at center court and unleashed a flurry of F-bombs into the reporter's microphone.WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGEIt was obviously meant as a joke, but several fans and officials didn't treat…
Record fine for Corentin Moutet after swearing. Frenchman Corentin Moutet (36th world) received a $40,000 fine for the swears he was speaking on Tuesday in a post-match interview
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